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This bird is native to Madeira and the Canary Islands; it was named for the latter, although the name of the island group comes from the latin word for dog, "cannariae," given by the Romans in reference to the numerous wild dogs that lived there.

Its habitat is semi-open areas such as orchardAn orchard is an intentional planting of trees maintained for food production. Most orchards comprise either fruit or nut-producing trees (see fruit trees. Most temperate-zone orchards are laid out in a regular grid, with a mown grass or bare dirt base ths and copses, where it nestA nest is normally built by birds to hold their eggs and provide a home for their offspring. They are usually made of some organic material such as twigs, grass, and leaves. Generally each species of bird has a distinctive style of nest. Nests can be founs in bushes or treeThis article is about the biological organisms known as trees. For other meanings of the word see tree (disambiguation). oak tree in Denmark A tree can be defined as a large perennial woody plant. Though there is no set definition of size, it is generallys.

The wild bird is yellow-green, with streaking on its back. At 13cm lenght, it is larger, longer and less contrasted than its relative the SerinEuropean Serin : Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Passeriformes : Fringillidae Serinus serinus Binomial name Serinus serinus Linnaeus, 1766) The European Serin or just Serin Serinus serinus is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. This bird, and has more grey and brown in its plumage.

The songBird song refers to the sounds, usually melodious to the human ear, made by many birds of the order Passeriformes as a form of communication. Most song is emitted by male rather than female birds. The avian vocal organ is called the syrinx. The anatomical is a silvery twittering like the GoldfinchGoldfinch : Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Passeriformes : Fringillidae Carduelis carduelis Binomial name Carduelis carduelis Linnaeus, 1758) The Goldfinch or European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis is a small passerine bird of the finch family. The Goldfinc.

Canaries are a popular cagebird, and they have been bred in many different shades. Modern pet canaries vary in colour from virtually white through pale cream, gold, bright yellow, orange to an orangy pink.

The keeping of Canaries for their appearance and song is a tradition that dates back centuries.

Canaries were once regularly used in coal mining as an early warning system. Toxic gases like carbon monoxide in the mine would kill the bird before affecting the miners. Because canaries tend to sing much of the time, they provided both a visual and audible cue in this respect. The use of canaries in British mines was phased out as recently as 1986.

Canaries are often depicted in cartoons from the middle 20th century as being harassed by domestic cats; the most famous cartoon canary is Warner Brothers' " Tweety Bird".